New member from Central NY

[MichaelL]

Hi everyone. I'm Mike and just brought home a 1952 cub with a few accessories. It has a few issues that need to be taken care of (charging and fluid changes mostly), but I'm excited to start working on it and get it into good working order. Very glad theres a forum dedicated to them as I'm sure I'll need the hive mind on occasion, lol.

[Bill Hudson]

Michael,

You're in luck, less than 90 miles from an excellent CubFest in Oxford, NY. Oct. 1-3. LOTS of Cub learning going on there.

Bill

[Bob McCarty]

Welcome to the forum. As Bill suggested, try and attend the NE Cubfest in Oct. You'll meet some Cub lovers and have help working on your Cub.

[MichaelL]

Thanks for that info Bill. I'll have to check my schedule and see if I am free that weekend. Looks like it would be a good time, with a healthy dose of learning to go with it. Oxford is only about 1 3/4 hr from me also. Not too far of a drive.

[tst]

welcome, nice easy drive down 81 for you to oxford

[Glen]

Hi,
The Cub operator's manual can help you learn about maintenance that the Cub needs.

The 1952 Cub operator's manual is at the upper left of the page, at Quick links, then go to PDF Manuals.
The experts on here recommend people read it. It has lots of info about operation, maintenance, and lubrication. There is a table of contents on page 1.
It shows how Cubs originally looked in it. The lube section begins on page 14.
I can't post the manual here.

It shows the electrical system that a 1952 Cub originally had.
Cubs made before mid 1964 originally had 6 volt, positive ground electrical systems.

The Touch Control uses Case IH Hy-Tran fluid. It is sold at Case IH dealers.
There are other brands, be sure it works with IH hydraulic systems before buying one.
The manual tells how to check and change the Touch Control fluid, and remove the air from the system.
Be sure to check the fluid with the arms in the rear, or down position, the manual says to also.

I would check or change all the oils before using the Cub. Using it with low oil in a gear housing can damage the parts in the housing.
There are 3 separate gear housings, with 3 separate oil levels to check, in the rear area of a Cub, the transmission, and 2 final drives.

The transmissions in Cubs commonly get water in them, from rain, or condensation inside the housing over time.

The air cleaner is an oil bath air cleaner. Dirt that is sucked in settles to the bottom of the oil cup. It should have clean, light motor oil in the oil cup to work right.

There is a search box at the top of the page, to the right of the Farmall Cub, you can find info in posts that have been made.

[Stanton]

Welcome to the Forum, Mike!

I'd echo Bill and Bob's advice to try to attend the CubFest NE in Oxford on Oct 1-3.

Take some time and read through a few threads to acquaint yourself with the Forum:

• Welcome Wagon
• How to Upload Pictures to a Post
• Forum Picture Posting And Other Interesting Things You Can Do
• Using the Forum

Now that you’ve logged your 2nd post on the Forum, you'll have access to the all the PDF Manuals on this site. There’s a few ways to do that:

• From a desktop or laptop, go to "Quick Links" in the upper left corner of your screen. Hit that and a pull-down appears where you'll find "PDF Manuals".
• You can also go to “Cub Info” in the upper toolbar, then hit “Rudi’s Manuals”. From there, you can access a variety of information.
• If you're using a phone, go to the "Links Directory" (second category down the main page). Once in "Links Directory" , scroll down to the second section "Tractor Parts & Manuals" and you'll find them there.

As Glen pointed out, you'll be able to download an Owner's Manual (very strongly recommended) and any service manuals that interest you. Implement Manuals are also available.

Might also enjoy reading through this thread (even though it’s for a Cub, much can be applied to any tractor just brought home): What to do with a Cub you just brought home

There are a lot of good threads dealing with Cub repair and maintenance in the How To Forum. Located here: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=11

We’d encourage you to take the Safety Test located in the Safety Forum: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=68084

Take some pictures of your tractor and post them, we’d like to see them.

Remember:

• Pictures are limited to 500 KB file size. Use an image reducer app or program to downsize pics.
• When you have a specific question, start a new thread in the appropriate sub-forum.
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Glad you joined us.

[Mike in Louisiana]

Mike. Welcome to the forum.

[Pap]

Welcome Mike. I you have good luck with your project.